roof TOYOTA RAV4 1998 Owners Manual

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Instrument panel overview
1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Center vents
4. Electric moon roof switch and personallights
5. Glovebox
6. Power door lock switches
7. Power window switches
8. Parking brake lever
9. Automatic transmission selector lever or manual transmission gear shift lever
10. Ashtray 11. Hood lock release lever

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Part 1
OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1- 2
Keys and Doors
Keys
Side doors
Power windows
Quarter window

Back door and tail gate

Hood
Fuel tank cap
Electric moon roof
Detachable sun roof
Soft- top
Keys
Your vehicle is supplied with two kinds
of key. 1. Master keyÐThis key works in every lock.
2. SubkeyÐThis key will not work in the glovebox.
To protect things locked in the glovebox
when you have your vehicle parked, leave
the subkey with the attendant.
Since the side doors, back door (hardtop)
and tail gate (soft- top) can be locked
without a key, you should always carry a
spare master key in case you accidentally
lock your keys inside the vehicle. KEY NUMBER PLATE
Your key number is shown on the plate.
Keep the plate in a safe place such as
your wallet, not in the vehicle.
If you should lose your keys or if you
need additional keys, duplicates can be
made by a Toyota dealer using the key
number.
You should also put a copy of the key
number with your important papers.

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CAUTION
Make sure the cap is tightened se-
curely to prevent fuel sp illage in
case of an accident.
Use only a genuine Toyota fuel tank
cap for replacement. It has a built-
in check valve to reduce fuel tank
vacuum.
Electric moon roof
Sliding operation
Tilting operation To operate the moon roof, use the
switches beside the personal light.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
Sun shade operationÐ
The sun shade can be opened or closed
by hand.
Sliding operationÐ
To open: Push the switch on the ºSLIDEº
side.
The sun shade will be opened together
with the roof.
To close: Push the switch on the opposite
side of the ºSLIDEº side.
As a precaution when closing, the roof
stops at the three- quarters closed position
before fully closing. Therefore, release the
switch and then push it again to close it
completely.
Tilting operationÐ
To tilt up: Push the switch on the ºUPº
side.
To lower: Push the switch on the opposite
side of the ºUPº side.
You may stop the moon roof at any de-
sired position. The roof will move while
the switch is being pushed and stop when
released.

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CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the head, hands and other
parts of the body of all occupants
away from the roof opening. Other-
wise, you could be seriously injured
if the vehicle stops suddenly or if
the vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
Always make sure nobody places
his/her head, hands and other parts
of the body in the roof opening be-
fore you close the roof. If some-
one's neck, head or hands gets
caught in the closing roof, it could
result in a serious injury. When
anyone close the roof, first make
sure it is safe to do so.
Never leave small children alone in
the vehicle, especially with the igni-
tion key still inserted. They could
use the moon roof switches and get
trapped in the roof opening. Unat-
tended children can become in-
volved in serious accidents.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the head, hands and other
parts of the body of all occupants
away from the roof opening. Other-
wise, you could be seriously injured
if the vehicle stops suddenly or if
the vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.
Never attempt to remove the sun
roof panel while driving. Otherwise,
the panel may become a hazard by
falling into or flying off the vehicle.
After installing the sun roof panel,
make sure they are firmly secured
by pushing up on the underside of
each panel.
Never put your hands between the
sun roof panel and the surrounding
roof.
ÐTilting up and closing
To tilt up the sun roof, first pull down
on the handle while pushing in one of
the lock buttons. Then push up the sun
roof until it locks.
After tilting up the sun roof, make sure
the handle is securely in place.
When closing the sun roof, slowly pull
down the handle while supporting the roof
with your hand. Close and lock the sun
roof by pushing the handle until it cli cks.
Be sure to use your palm to push the
handle. After closing the sun roof, make
sure it is securely locked.
Detachable sun roofÐ
ÐSun roof precautions

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ÐRemoving
1. Pull the handle down while pushing
in one of the lock buttons.2. Push in the retaining spring arms asshown and push up the sun roof.3. Push back the auxiliary catch to re-lease it from the hook. Then lift the
sun roof panel and pull it out.

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ÐStowing
Install the removed sun roof panel on
the tail gate as follows.
NOTICE
If the rear seats are reclined, return
them to the upright position beforeclosing the tail gate. Otherwise, theywill interfere with the installed sun
roof panel, possibly damaging thepanel.
1. Remove the holder from the tail gate by turning the bolts counterclock-
wise.2. Set the front edge of the sun roofpanel into the holders.

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3. Place the removed holder over thesun roof handle.4. Secure the holder by turning thebolts clockwise.
NOTICE
Do not drive the vehicle without
checking that the roof panel is se-curely attached to the tail gate.
ÐInstalling
1. Insert the flat hinges of the sun roof panel into the hinge cases on the
body. Then slowly lower it while
holding the roof with your hands.
Make sure both flat hinges are inserted
into the hinge cases.

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2. Press in the retaining spring arms and insert them into the holes. Then
lock the sun roof by pushing the
handle up with the palm of your
hand until the handle clicks.
CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury, you
must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, always
keep the head, hands and other
parts of the body of all occupants
away from the soft- top opening.
Otherwise, you could be seriously
injured if the vehicle stops sudden-
ly or if the vehicle is involved in an
accident.
Do not lower or raise the soft- top
while the vehicle is moving. You
may lose control and it may cause
an accident.
The vehicle should never be driven
with the soft- top partially lowered.
Make sure the top has been either
fully latched to the roof or fully
lowered before driving.
When raising or lowering the soft-
top, keep hands clear from any
parts of the top linkage.
Do not drive the vehicle only with
the rear window removed because
serious injury or death can result.
The removed rear window may let
the exhaust gases enter the vehicle.
If you must drive with the rear win-
dow removed, broken or not fully
sealed, you should immediately re-
move the quarter windows also to
avoid exhaust gas filled up and as
necessary have the window fixed
immediately.
Make sure no object overhangs the
vehicle. The overhanging objects
may cause an accident.
Soft- topÐ
ÐSoft- top precautions

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Instrument panel light control
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
Interior lightTo turn on the interior light, slide the
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
ºONºÐKeeps the light on all the time.
ºOFFºÐTurns the light off.
ºDOORºÐ
2- door hardtop and soft- top: Turns the
light on when the back door (hardtop) or
tail gate (soft- top) is opened. The light
goes off when the back door is closed.
4- door hardtop: Turns the light on when
either rear door or back door is opened.
The light goes off when both rear doors
and back door are closed.Personal light (with moon roof)To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn the light off, slightly
push the switch on the opposite side.
The personal light switch has the following
positions:
ºONºÐKeeps the light on all the time.
ºDOORºÐTurns the light on when either
front door is opened. The light goes off
when both front doors are closed.

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The personal lights operate separately
with each outer switch.
To turn on the light, push the switch on
your side. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.
The center switch has the following posi-
tions:
ºDOORºÐTurns both lights on when either
front door is opened. The light goes off
when both front doors are closed.
ºOFFºÐThe lights are off unless you oper-
ate either outer switch. Windshield wipers and washerTo turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
If the windshield wipers are off, they will
operate a couple of times after the washer
squirts. For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see ºAdding washer fluidº in Chapter 7- 3.
In freezing weather, warm the windshield
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent the washer fluid
from freezing on your windshield, which
can block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
shield is dry. It may scratch theglass.
Personal lights
(without moon roof)